George Carter vs. Karl Malone Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Karl Malone and George Carter that includes championships won, honors and awards obtained, regular season and playoffs stats and other data put side by side.

Who scored more points in his career? Who averaged more points in playoffs? Who won more championships? Who led the season more times? Who won more MVP awards? These questions and many more, are answered here. It includes NBA Championships, seasons, playoffs, awards, statistical data for points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks and percentages.

Head-To-Head Career Comparison

George Carter

vs.

Karl Malone

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
George Carter: 1967-68 to 1967-68
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships George Carter 0 Karl Malone 0

NBA Seasons George Carter 1 Karl Malone 19

Playoffs Played George Carter 0 Karl Malone 19

All-Star Games George Carter 0 Karl Malone 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP George Carter 0 Karl Malone 2

All-NBA First Team George Carter 0 Karl Malone 11

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) George Carter 0 Karl Malone 14

All-Defensive 1st Team George Carter 0 * Karl Malone 3

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) George Carter 0 Karl Malone 4

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game George Carter 3.0 Karl Malone 25.0

Rebounds Per Game George Carter 0.0 Karl Malone 10.1

Assists Per Game George Carter 1.0 Karl Malone 3.6

Steals Per Game George Carter - n/a ** Karl Malone 1.4

Blocks Per Game George Carter - n/a ** Karl Malone 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points George Carter 3 Karl Malone 36,928

Total Rebounds George Carter 0 Karl Malone 14,968

Total Assists George Carter 1 Karl Malone 5,248

Total Steals George Carter - n/a ** Karl Malone 2,085

Total Blocks George Carter - n/a ** Karl Malone 1,145

Total Games George Carter 1 Karl Malone 1,476

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage George Carter .500 Karl Malone .516

3-Point Percentage George Carter - n/a ** Karl Malone .274

Free Throw Percentage George Carter 1.000 Karl Malone .742

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game George Carter 3.0 (1968) Karl Malone 31.0 (1990)

Rebounds Per Game George Carter 0.0 (1968) Karl Malone 12.0 (1988)

Assists Per Game George Carter 1.0 (1968) Karl Malone 4.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game George Carter - n/a ** Karl Malone 1.9 (2002)

Blocks Per Game George Carter - n/a ** Karl Malone 1.5 (1994)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game George Carter - Karl Malone 24.7

Rebounds Per Game George Carter - Karl Malone 10.7

Assists Per Game George Carter - Karl Malone 3.2

Steals Per Game George Carter - n/a ** Karl Malone 1.3

Blocks Per Game George Carter - n/a ** Karl Malone 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points George Carter - Karl Malone 4,761

Total Rebounds George Carter - Karl Malone 2,062

Total Assists George Carter - Karl Malone 610

Total Steals George Carter - n/a ** Karl Malone 258

Total Blocks George Carter - n/a ** Karl Malone 135

Total Games George Carter 0 Karl Malone 193

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage George Carter - Karl Malone .463

3-Point Percentage George Carter - n/a ** Karl Malone .162

Free Throw Percentage George Carter - Karl Malone .736

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game George Carter - Karl Malone 30.7 (1989)

Rebounds Per Game George Carter - Karl Malone 16.3 (1989)

Assists Per Game George Carter - Karl Malone 4.7 (1999)

Steals Per Game George Carter - n/a ** Karl Malone 2.2 (1990)

Blocks Per Game George Carter - n/a ** Karl Malone 1.2 (1991)

Notes: ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.